Strikers Evan Ferguson and Artem Dovbyk, facing criticism, delivered crucial goals for Roma in their victory over Lecce; however, the Ukrainian had to leave the field due to another injury.
Ylber Ramadani’s initial attempt was blocked, but Roma gained the advantage when Paulo Dybala’s clever pass found Evan Ferguson, who controlled the ball and struck it into the near bottom corner from 15 yards out.
Pisilli found the back of the net as he collected a ball from Wesley and scored from six yards, but the offside flag was raised.
Wladimiro Falcone utilized his legs to deflect a Ferguson shot at the near post, yet Lecce truly ought to have leveled the score in the 59th minute when Konan N’Dri delivered a pullback from the right, but Santiago Pierotti unfortunately misfired from 12 yards out.
Shortly after, Dybala was unable to redirect the strong yet off-target strike from Wesley, and N’Dri lacked the power in his shot to pose any threat to Mile Svilar.
Bryan Cristante, positioned more advanced, struck following an assist from Dybala. Roma then extended their lead when Dybala’s corner was redirected to Pisilli, whose control and half-volley inadvertently set up Dovbyk for a close-range finish.
However, Dovbyk stopped suddenly, grasping the back of his thigh, and the substitute hobbled off the field. As Cristante attempted to slow the game to receive treatment, it led to a confrontation, resulting in the midfielder receiving a booking and facing suspension for the match against Sassuolo.
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